{"id":222101,"date":"2026-01-18T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=222101"},"modified":"2026-01-17T10:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T09:42:56","slug":"k-natural-curci-x-slum-village-what-up-bae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/k-natural-curci-x-slum-village-what-up-bae\/","title":{"rendered":"K-Natural &#038; Curci x Slum Village &#8211; What Up Bae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQZ3KOC1n90?si=zaydXjrZX0tzor09\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Conscious Minds is heating up the airwaves today with a massive cross-generational collaboration.<strong> K-Natural &amp; Curci<\/strong> have officially teamed up with the legendary Detroit titans <strong>Slum Village<\/strong> and the iconic voice of <strong>Garfield Bright<\/strong> (from the multi-platinum R&amp;B group <strong>Shai<\/strong>) for the new single: &#8220;What Up Bae.&#8221;\u00a0The track is a smooth, tongue-in-cheek celebration of the &#8220;view from behind.&#8221; It\u2019s a feel-good, uptempo record that bridges the gap between classic 90s soul and modern hip-hop bounce.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"222102\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/k-natural-curci-x-slum-village-what-up-bae\/what-up-bae-thumbnail\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail.avif\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"What up bae thumbnail\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail.avif\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-222102\" src=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail.avif 800w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail-540x540.avif 540w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/What-up-bae-thumbnail-768x768.avif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Conscious Minds is heating up the airwaves today with a massive cross-generational collaboration. 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